The Adoration of the Magi, from the series Vita, passio et Resvrrectio Iesv Christi

Public Domain

Date

ca. 1598 - 1618

Periods

16th century , 17th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

The three kings have followed the star to the stable and greet the Virgin Mary and Joseph. Caspar kneels before the Christ child. All three are carrying gifts (Matthew 2:2-12). The print has a Latin caption; it is part of a series on the life of Christ.

Public Domain

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Description

Linked open data

Features

Type	burin engraving
Category	prints (visual works) AAT
Material	burijngravure op papier, met watermerk (onder het midden rechts) paper
Dimensions	179 x 222 mm
Location	Work currently not on display
Object number	2014-LZ-4

Description

Subjects

religious symbolism , figures (representations) , animal paintings

Tags

New Testament Iconclass , Christ Iconclass , Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass , the Virgin Mary Iconclass , the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass , king Iconclass , crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass , ox Iconclass , ass, donkey Iconclass , stall, stable Iconclass , male sex; man Iconclass , standing figure Iconclass , kneeling figure Iconclass , female sex; woman Iconclass , sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass , Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass , bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass , ornaments, jewels Iconclass , names of cities and villages (BETHLEHEM) Iconclass , adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass , adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) Iconclass , (later life of) Melchior, the bearded 'Asian' king Iconclass , (later life of) Caspar, the youthful 'European' king Iconclass , (later life of) Balthasar, the 'African' (negro) king Iconclass , art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass

Linked open data

Data PURL	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LZ-4
IIIF manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11625/manifest.json
LIDO XML	https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai/?metadataPrefix=oai_lido&verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-LZ-4

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